Hand-sled.



N UNITED STATES PATENT EETCE.

ARTHUR A. TOWNER, OF SMYRNA, NEW YORK.

HAND-SL50.

SPECIFICATION forming `part of Letters Patent No.'681,156, dated August 20, 1901.

Appleman nea April .18. 1901.

To all whom, may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR A. TOWNEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at y Q y y Smyrna, in the county of Chenango, State of New York, have invented certain new and l useful Improvements in Sleds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

" and exact description of the invention, such y as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

Thisinvention relates to sleds; and it has for its object to provide a sled which will be t most durable in construction `and may be easily built, a further` object of the invention being to provide a sled wherein the sides shall `be iirmly braced and in which a tongue will be provided and will be pivotally connected with the sides of the sled in such manner as y l to prevent or insure against breaking of the f reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figurel is a side elevation of a sled embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the sled. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan View of the sled. Fig. t is a bottomplan view of a modification. Fig. 5 is a view of the forward portion of the sled.

Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, in this eml portion 10, having a perforation 11 for a purpose to be presently explained. In the stems of the T connections 6 are engaged pipe-sections 12, which form the knees ofthe sides and which knees are engaged at the upper ends with other T connections 13, these connections 13 having laterally-extending socket portions 14, and the two sides are disposed i parallel and with these portions 14 alining in pairs to receive pipe-sections 15, which tie the Serial No. 56 ,440. (No model.)

sides together, it being understood that the several pipe-sections are screwed into the sockets of the pipe connections. Upon the frame thus formed is secured a top board 1-6, and in the perforations 11 are disposed the ends of a cross-bar 17, having a slot in which is engaged the end of a tongue 1S, said tongue being held against pivotal movement in the slot by tie-rods 19 and 20, which are'connected ons piece of pipe 25, including a iiat shoe and an upwardly-curved forward end, and the knees 26 are engaged in the sockets 27 of arcuate plates 2S, which are disposed upon the upper faces of the runners and are riveted or otherwise secured thereto. In this construction also the castings 29 at the upper ends of the runners have inwardly-directed socket-pieces 30, in which is engaged a pipe'- section 31, and the bar 32, to which the tongue 33 is connected, is pivoted in the rear of this pipe-section, so that the tongue may rest on the pipe-section and be thus limited in its downward movements to a point where it will be supported from "contact with the ground and will not be in the way when the sled is to be used for coasting. Furthermore, in this construction the central transverse brace includes two nipples 33 and 34, which are connected with a four-way connection 35,

two of the sockets of which aline vertically,

without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A sled formed of pipe-sections and com IOO nections and including two sides comprising upper andlower mem-bers, socket-pieces having sockets disposed at acute angles to each other and in which the forward ends of the upper and lower members are received, the sockets of each side having a connecting web provided with a perforation, a bar pivotally engaged in the perforations of the webs, a tongue connected with the bar, braces co'nnecting the sides and a top mounted upon and connected to the braces. 2. Asled formed of pipe-'sectionsiand con-a nections and including two sides each .comprisin g upper and lower members and socketpieces in which the front ends of said upper and lower members are received, saidsock'etpieceshavi-ngnalining perforations `.and inwardly-directed sockets, va pfipeisection len gaged with the .inwardly-directed sockets, ai bar pivotallyengaged with 4 J[he alining perforations, and a tongue connected with the bar for pivotal movement and adapted to rest upon the adjacent pipe-sections.

8. VA sled comprising sides including pipesections and connections, said sides having connecting cross-braces, one of said crossbraces including a four-way connection and nipples engaged therewith and with the sides, to form a bearing for a pivot or pin-bolt.

lnltestimony whereof I hereunto sign my name, in thetpresence of two subscribing witness'es', on the 4th day of March, 1901;

ARTHUR A. TOWNER, Witnesses:

LEONARD l'l-o-WNER, JOHN CoNDoN. 

